June 27^th, 2006 (2:51pm) - Matrix Games has announced that another lineup of new games, first looks, and special guests will be at the Origins Gaming Convention in Columbus, Ohio from June 29th to July 2nd, 2006.

The New Games:

In addition to the recently released PureSim Baseball 2007, The Operational Art of War 3 Conquest of the Aegean, and Harpoon 3, Matrix has a great lineup of first looks at our newest games. Perhaps most important is the official release of the new tactical 3D WWII game, Panzer Command: Operation Winter Storm, which will take place on day 1 of the show.

Visitors to the show will also be able to get first looks and hands-on time with some of our products that will be released later this year, including SSG’s Battlefront, Destroyer Studio’s sci-fi space combat game, Starshatter 2: The Gathering Storm, and Western Civilization’s new Civil War game, Forge of Freedom. We also may get to see the next, as yet unannounced project from 2By3 Games.

The Events:

Mark H. Walker, creator of Lock n’ Load: Band of Heroes, will be personally hosting the first annual Origins Lock n’ Load event. Specifically designed to help newcomers learn to play Lock n’ Load this event occurs on June 30th 2006 at 3:00 PM and July 1st at 4:00 PM. The event goes for just under two hours and all materials are provided to participants. Visit the Origins event registration to sign up in advance: http://www.originsgames.com/regnews

The Guests:

As usual, a slew of Matrix Games developers will be on hand to meet and greet their fans as well as show off their latest creations. The guest developer list includes:

2By3 Games, Joel Billings and Keith Brors

Advanced Gaming Systems, Don Gilman and Dale Hilier

Doubleshot Designs, Tim Coakley

Mark H. Walker, creator of Lock n’ Load: Band of Heroes

The entire Western Civilization Development Team

Flashpoint Germany Team, Robert Crandell and Jim Snyder

And of course, the Matrix Games staff!

Stop by the Matrix Games booth at the Origins Gaming Convention (www.originsgames.com) June 29th – July 2nd and say hello, shake the hands of some of our esteemed developers, see what’s new from Matrix Games, and even buy any of our available games right at the convention.